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    Pecos

    National Historical Park New Mexico

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    Due to extreme fire danger and concerns about visitor and resource protection, the park superintendent has suspended the 2013 fishing season until further notice.

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Gateway to the Plains

In the midst of piñon, juniper, and ponderosa pine woodlands in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains not far from Santa Fe, the remains of an Indian pueblo stand as a meaningful reminder of a people who once prevailed here. Now a national historical park demonstrates to modern visitors the cultural exchange and geographic facets central to the rich history of the Pecos Valley.

Did You Know?

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Archeologist A.V. Kidder excavated Pecos with sponsorship of the Phillips Academy 1915-1929. The project broke from tradition in archaeology from artifact collecting for museums to recovering, interpreting archaeological data to better understand cultural history, according to R.B. Woodbury.